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‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Warm and Heart-Tugging Tale Sends Dutiful Kids on an Odyssey in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
Playing the Cannes Film Festival, Hasan Hadi’s compassionate directorial debut follows two Iraqi children living under Saddam ...
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: First-Time Iraqi Director Hasan Hadi Delivers One Of The Fest’s Genuine Gems – Cannes Film Festival
A review of Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight entry The President's Cake which is the first film from Iraq ...
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Iraq's first ever director in Cannes wins best feature debut
Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, on Saturday won a top prize for his childhood adventure under economic sanctions in "The President's Cake" ...
‘The President's Cake' Review: An Iraqi Schoolgirl's Odyssey Among Grown-ups Is a Tragicomic Gem
Iraq and premiering in Directors' Fortnight, Hasan Hadi's debut feature revolves around a third-grader on a mission to ...